skid
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Wednesday, as Ohtani went 0 for 4 in the midst of a two-for-23 skid, seemed to be a turning point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Not even the pharmaceutical distributor’s second straight guidance hike this year could stop the skid.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
It was no surprise when this coincided with the team’s 18-game winless streak—the longest skid of any team in the salary-cap era began in 2005.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
In a fit of defeat, I threw both my phone and the dictionary to the ground, watching them skid and spin across the wet pavement.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Automakers have hit the skids because of the Middle East conflict pushing up raw materials costs and snarling up shipping routes, as well as US import tariffs and Chinese rivals gaining market share.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
South Korea wasn’t the only popular retail-driven momentum play to hit the skids on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Mr. Sarandos met with the President last month to grease the skids for his acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
My little brother, Javier, skids to a stop when we emerge from the camouflage of the cedar canopy to an open field of green.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
The ball skidded, spat and turned, but the eighth-wicket pair survived until Santner skipped one into Atkinson's back pad.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This week, as investors fled South Korean tech companies SK Hynix and Samsung, Micron shares slid 7.5%, while Nvidia skidded 5.5% and Oracle slumped 15%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
The victims' vehicle, which was leading an official convoy of five cars, skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine, he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
On fire, the car skidded across the patio and over the slate walk, singeing the grass as it wheeled and bounced across the yard.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport a week ago, crashing into nearby vehicles and skidding to a stop 1,300 feet past the runway with its right engine on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Call sprinted home on an Alex Freeland single, his helmet popping off and skidding a couple of feet into the grass as he crossed home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
UPS flight 2976, a cargo plane, crashed during takeoff at Louisville International Airport at around 17:15 local time on Tuesday, skidding off the runway and striking nearby buildings.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
“That’s it. Tectonic plates. It’s like when they go riding, when North America goes skidding into South America, you don’t want to be in the middle. You dig me?”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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